GRE Word List

BEMUSED

marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed

The meaning of the word bemused is marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed.

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WordMeaning
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
stem_fromarise from; originate from
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
macean aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg